Vancouver law firm trades in MS for desktop Linux (IT Business)
Whitelaw's rollout took one weekend and users were able to adapt to Linux using only a one-page instructional handout, says [IT manager Richard] Giroux. He adds that the change to Linux has reduced desktop maintenance by 20 per cent, 'and that's a conservative number'"
Posted Aug 2, 2007 19:31 UTC (Thu)
by beoba (guest, #16942)
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Is this scale of migration still considered notable? I hope not.
Posted Aug 3, 2007 18:36 UTC (Fri)
by jordanb (guest, #45668)
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I'm not at all knowledgeable of law firms, so I wouldn't know, but is this even a large transition? I'm mentally picturing an office of maybe, oh, 50-100 computers being upgraded (and yes, I would consider it an "upgrade" :) ), as the article mentions "approximately 35 Windows-based laptops" in the firm.Vancouver law firm trades in MS for desktop Linux (IT Business)
Probably the most important thing here is the amount of training involved, that's less than we got when my office got new telephones.Vancouver law firm trades in MS for desktop Linux (IT Business)